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arm
n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. . See Art, Article.]1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey. ()
2. (Naut) Anything resembling an arm ()
3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. ()
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? (Isa. lii. 1.)
Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden. -- Arm's length, the length of the arm. -- Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach. -- To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. When arm in armwe went along. Tennyson. -- To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse. -- To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously. ()
n. [See Arms.] (Mil.) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. ()
v. t. [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See arms.]1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. ()
And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him. (Shak.)
Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. (Two N. Kins.)
2. To furnish with arms or limbs. ()
His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and round. (Beau. & Fl.)
3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. ()
Abram . . . armed his trained servants. (Gen. xiv. 14.)
4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling. ()
5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. ()
Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. (1 Pet. iv. 1.)
To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature. ()
v. i. To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms. (Shak.)
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